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| Ex-Tremeloes members Leonard Hawkes and Richard Westwood acquitted of assault | |
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| Two former members of the 1960s pop group The Tremeloes have been acquitted of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl after a gig almost 50 years ago. | |
| Leonard "Chip" Hawkes, 70, and Richard Westwood, 73, were due to stand trial next year over allegations they assaulted the teenager in a hotel room in Chester in April 1968. | Leonard "Chip" Hawkes, 70, and Richard Westwood, 73, were due to stand trial next year over allegations they assaulted the teenager in a hotel room in Chester in April 1968. |
| However, a judge at Reading Crown Court ordered both men be found not guilty. | However, a judge at Reading Crown Court ordered both men be found not guilty. |
| It comes after prosecutor Owen Edwards said there was no evidence to offer. | It comes after prosecutor Owen Edwards said there was no evidence to offer. |
| The Tremeloes formed in 1958 in Dagenham, London, and first charted in the UK in July 1963 with a version of Twist and Shout. | The Tremeloes formed in 1958 in Dagenham, London, and first charted in the UK in July 1963 with a version of Twist and Shout. |
| They had a string of hits throughout the 60s, including a number one with Silence Is Golden. | They had a string of hits throughout the 60s, including a number one with Silence Is Golden. |
| Guitarist and vocalist Rick Westwood, from Berkshire, left in 2012 and bass player and vocalist Len Hawkes, from Surrey, left in 1988. | Guitarist and vocalist Rick Westwood, from Berkshire, left in 2012 and bass player and vocalist Len Hawkes, from Surrey, left in 1988. |